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Why would you use a synchronized block vs. synchronized method?
Why would you use a synchronized block vs. synchronized method? Synchronized blocks place locks for shorter periods than synchronized methods. 2012-07-27, 2814👍, 0💬

What are the different identifier states of a Thread?
What are the different identifier states of a Thread? The different identifiers of a Thread are: R - Running or runnable thread S - Suspended thread CW - Thread waiting on a condition variable MW - Thread waiting on a monitor lock MS - Thread suspended waiting on a monitor lock 2013-02-07, 2812👍, 0💬

What's new with the stop(), suspend() and resume() methods in JDK 1.2?
What's new with the stop(), suspend() and resume() methods in JDK 1.2? The stop(), suspend() and resume() methods have been deprecated in JDK 1.2. 2012-06-05, 2809👍, 0💬

What is the purpose of the File class?
What is the purpose of the File class? The File class is used to create objects that provide access to the files and directories of a local file system. 2012-07-27, 2802👍, 0💬

Is String a primitive data type in Java?
Is String a primitive data type in Java? No String is not a primitive data type in Java, even though it is one of the most extensively used object. Strings in Java are instances of String class defined in java.lang package. 2013-06-25, 2799👍, 0💬

What is the purpose of finalization?
What is the purpose of finalization? The purpose of finalization is to give an unreachable object the opportunity to perform any cleanup processing before the object is garbage collected. 2012-06-28, 2794👍, 0💬

What value does readLine() return when it has reached the end of a file?
What value does readLine() return when it has reached the end of a file? The readLine() method returns null when it has reached the end of a file. 2012-10-05, 2784👍, 0💬

What is Serialization and deserialization?
What is Serialization and deserialization? Serialization is the process of writing the state of an object to a byte stream. Deserialization is the process of restoring these objects. 2012-08-09, 2783👍, 0💬

If a class is declared without any access modifiers, where may the class be accessed?
If a class is declared without any access modifiers, where may the class be accessed? A class that is declared without any access modifiers is said to have package or friendly access. This means that the class can only be accessed by other classes and interfaces that are defined within the same pack... 2012-07-19, 2781👍, 0💬

Can an inner class declared inside of a method access local variables of this method?
Can an inner class declared inside of a method access local variables of this method? It's possible if these variables are final. 2012-06-19, 2780👍, 0💬

What is NullPointerException and how to handle it?
What is NullPointerException and how to handle it? When an object is not initialized, the default value is null. When the following things happen, the NullPointerException is thrown: --Calling the instance method of a null object. --Accessing or modifying the field of a null object. --Taking the len... 2012-05-17, 2780👍, 0💬

How are the elements of a BorderLayout organized?
How are the elements of a BorderLayout organized? The elements of a BorderLayout are organized at the borders (North, South, East, and West) and the center of a container. 2012-11-08, 2779👍, 0💬

What is the highest-level event class of the event-delegation model?
What is the highest-level event class of the event-delegation model? The java.util.EventObject class is the highest-level class in the event-delegation class hierarchy. 2012-12-05, 2778👍, 0💬

What are three ways in which a thread can enter the waiting state?
What are three ways in which a thread can enter the waiting state? A thread can enter the waiting state by invoking its sleep() method, by blocking on IO, by unsuccessfully attempting to acquire an object's lock, or by invoking an object's wait() method. It can also enter the waiting state by invoki... 2012-06-04, 2775👍, 0💬

How many bits are used to represent Unicode, ASCII, UTF-16, and UTF-8 characters?
How many bits are used to represent Unicode, ASCII, UTF-16, and UTF-8 characters? Unicode requires 16 bits and ASCII require 7 bits. Although the ASCII character set uses only 7 bits, it is usually represented as 8 bits. UTF-8 represents characters using 8, 16, and 18 bit patterns. UTF-16 uses 16-bi... 2012-06-22, 2769👍, 0💬

How to define an Abstract class?
How to define an Abstract class? A class containing abstract method is called Abstract class. An Abstract class can't be instantiated. Example of Abstract class: abstract class testAbstractClass { protected String myString; public String getMyString() { return myString; } public abstract string anyA... 2012-05-24, 2766👍, 0💬

When a thread blocks on I/O, what state does it enter?
When a thread blocks on I/O, what state does it enter? A thread enters the waiting state when it blocks on I/O. 2012-10-10, 2765👍, 0💬

Calculating Most Frequent Number
Can you write a computer code for the following problem: Given an online stream of infinite numbers, print out the most frequent number. Here is a solution in Java: import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class MostFrequent { public static void main(String[] a) { int mapMax = 99; // Most freque... 2013-12-19, 2762👍, 0💬

Can you declare a class as private?
Can you declare a class as private? Yes, we can declare a private class as an inner class. For example, class MyPrivate { private static class MyKey { String key = "12345"; } public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(new MyKey().key);//prints 12345 } } 2012-08-23, 2762👍, 0💬

Is Iterator a Class or Interface? What is its use?
Is Iterator a Class or Interface? What is its use? Iterator is an interface which is used to step through the elements of a Collection. 2012-05-23, 2762👍, 0💬

What is casting?
What is casting? There are two types of casting, casting between primitive numeric types and casting between object references. Casting between numeric types is used to convert larger values, such as double values, to smaller values, such as byte values. Casting between object references is used to ... 2012-07-30, 2751👍, 0💬

What is the difference between Process and Thread?
What is the difference between Process and Thread? A process can contain multiple threads. In most multithreading operating systems, a process gets its own memory address space; a thread doesn't. Threads typically share the heap belonging to their parent process. For instance, a JVM runs in a single... 2012-06-18, 2749👍, 0💬

How do you know if an explicit object casting is needed?
How do you know if an explicit object casting is needed? If you assign a superclass object to a variable of a subclass's data type, you need to do explicit casting. For example: Object a; Customer b; b = (Customer) a; When you assign a subclass to a variable having a supeclass type, the casting is p... 2012-08-07, 2747👍, 0💬

Can each Java object keep track of all the threads that want to exclusively access to it?
Can each Java object keep track of all the threads that want to exclusively access to it? Yes. Use Thread.currentThread() method to track the accessing thread. 2012-06-13, 2737👍, 0💬

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